If you arrest me, Nigeria will be on fire – Apostle Johnson Suleman dares FG

Written By Idoma Television on Wednesday, January 25, 2017 | 12:04:00 AM

By Vera Enenche

The founder of Omega Fire Ministry, Apostle Johnson Suleman
has declared that if he is arrested for speaking against the government, Nigeria
will be on fire.

According to him, he has the freed of speech to express his
opinion on the state of the nation unperturbed.

The preacher was speaking after a foiled attempt by the
Department of the Security Service to arrest him at the wee hours of Tuesday in
Ekiti.

Speaking shortly after the drama, Suleman insisted that he
would continue to speak against the activities of the Fulani herdsmen, who her
said had turned many Christians to orphans.

He said, "These Fulani headmen had turned many
Christians to orphans and widowers but the time has come to protect ourselves.

“I received several calls from hidden numbers trying to
locate where I am and I had warned my security not to allow any Fulani man to
come nearer me.

"So when the men of DSS came in the middle of the
night, I knew their mission and I had to call the Governor because if they
arrest me, they will put this country on fire,” he threatened.

Meanwhile, many Nigerians have condemned the failed attempt
by the DSS to pick up Suleman for his godly stance against the activities of
the herdsmen.

Speaking with our correspondent, the senior pastor of Liberty
Kingdom Assembly, Chris Ertom described the incident as very unfortunate and a
total war on Christianity.

“When has freedom of speech become a crime in Nigeria? With this, it is glaring that there is plan to
wipe of Christianity from the f ace of the country. Any attempt to arrest
Suleman would be resisted. Buhari and his government should let Christians be,”
he warned.

Similarly, there are mixed reactions on the social media terrain
following the alleged attempt to arrest Suleman.

While many Nigerians believe it was a wrong move, other are
of the opinion that the recent statement credited to Suleman where he called on
his members to kill any herdsmen around as ‘unfortunate’.

A twitter user, @rifasenate said “Nasir el-Rufai is the
brain behind this. They are quick to arrest anyone that makes statements
against the Fulanis but fail to address their incessant killing of innocent
villagers. The tide will turn; Nigeria
is going to overcome this.

Another Nairalander, Rose54321 said, “This is a very wrong
move. This administration keeps messing up every day. Yes, the pastor made an
inflammatory statement, but his tone showed it was out of anger. The government
seems to be doing nothing absolutely nothing about the killings of Christians
by Fulanis.

“Couldn't the Interior Minister have visited his church to
show a sign of respect or the DSS summon him rather than the DSS treating him
like a criminal?

“This administration knows no diplomacy; picking up a pastor
with so many follwers will just further divide the country.

Though personally I dont like Fayose, but Buhari’s ignorant
actions keeps making Fayose the winner in every situation.”

Another twitter user, Adamsj said, “But why did Suleman say
his members should kill herdsmen. That statement was uncalled for in the first
place. Na them sabi.”

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